The traffic island was right next to it: a pedestrian (79) crossed the street with a walker and was hit by a car

Created: 08/12/2022, 18:40

By: Boris Forstner

At the Weilheim Agip gas station, the 79-year-old wanted to cross the street with her walker and was hit by the car of an 87-year-old.

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A 79-year-old woman from Weilheim suffered serious injuries when she was hit by an 87-year-old's car on the B 2 in Weilheim on Friday at around 10:50 a.m.

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– As reported by the police, the woman wanted to cross the busy Pütrichstraße at the level of the Agip gas station.

According to the police, it is still unclear why she did not use the traffic island a few meters to the south.

With a helicopter to the accident clinic

An 87-year-old from Tutzing, who was traveling north in his car, noticed the pedestrian too late and, according to the report, hit her frontally on the left with the car.

The 79-year-old was then taken to the Murnau accident clinic by rescue helicopter.

The 87-year-old was unharmed, the car suffered damage estimated at 5,000 euros.

Appraisal requested

An accident analysis report was ordered by the public prosecutor's office in Munich II, and the car and the walker were seized.

For the duration of the accident investigation, traffic at the scene of the accident was diverted by the Weilheim road maintenance department until around 4:30 p.m.

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